In June more than one million demonstrators took to the streets to protest against rising prices and corruption. The protesters called for a boycott of the 2014 World Cup, on which they say the government has spent billions of dollars while neglecting social and public services.

A demonstrator from the group called Black Bloc runs outside the City HallReutersA riot policeman walks in front of a burning bus in Rio de JaneiroReutersAt least 10,000 people protested supporting a teachers' strike outside the City HallReutersA demonstrator throws a piece of a wood at policeReutersPortesters shout slogans during a protest in support of the teachers' strike in Rio de JaneiroReutersA demonstrator holds up a placard that reads: "Assassin State"ReutersDemonstrators from the group Black Bloc set fire to a bus during a protest in Rio de JaneiroReutersA bus burns after demonstrators from the group Black Bloc set it ablazeReutersRioters smashed a gate of the City Hall and torched a busReuters